Archive for the ‘food’ Category
Eggplant Parmesan Eggplant was on sale last week so I picked up a large one to create one of our favorite dishes – Eggplant Parmesan. This is my favorite way to eat eggplant {not that I have a world of experience with the gorgeous skinned veggie…} But this dish is superb – eggplant in a [...]
Marshmallow + food coloring + skinny paint brush = an incredibly fun evening making new friends. Haven’t quite decided what to do with the marshmallow art, but we’ll come up with something fantastic!
This hot cocoa recipe is so creamy and yummy and perfect for making in large batches to use as gifts in a jar. To make Peppermint Hot Cocoa you need 40 oz of store bought hot cocoa mix (I used two 20 oz cans of the store brand cocoa) 1/2 cup cocoa 1/4 cup coffee [...]
Have y’all seen this fantastic coffee making contraption called an AeroPress Coffee and Espresso Maker? {Really, I never SAY “y’all” – it just slips in when I write sometimes, and I usually edit it out, but I gotta stop fighting that. Sometimes that sweet southern drawl just works.} But back to Aeropress. Have you ever [...]
15 Turkey Recipes I’ve scoured our favorite recipes, as well as some recipe websites, to come up with 15 Things to do With Turkey Leftovers – I am pretty sure I have enough turkey to make every single one of these turkey recipes! -Turkey Panini – We have lots of delicious homemade bread leftover for [...]
How to Make Butter Ingredients: Heavy Whipping Cream Tools: Jar with lid (fun for the kids!) {or} Food processor (gets the job done with less work) How to make butter by shaking: Pour the cream into the jar – make sure the jar is large enough to give it room to move around. We started [...]
Do you know what recipes for Christmas cookies and other baked goods you’ll be using this Christmas season? I recommend keeping it simple, choosing a couple favorites, maybe a couple new ones and then simply eliminating all the extra stress of Christmas baking. Once you have your master list of recipes for Christmas create a [...]
Bacon Wrapped Water Chestnuts Ingredients 1 lb sliced bacon 2 cans whole water chestnuts, drained; 8 oz each 1/2 cup packed brown sugar 1/2 cup mayo 1/4 cup chili sauce Directions: 1. Cut bacon strips in half. Cook bacon until almost crisp, drain. Wrap each bacon strip around a water chestnut and secure with a [...]
Almond Puff Pastry Recipe Ingredients: 2 cups all purpose flour 1/4 tsp salt 1 cup cold butter, divided 2 TBSP plus 1 cup cold water, divided 1/4 tsp almond extract 3 eggs {Frosting} 1.5 cups confectioners’ sugar 2 TBSP butter, softened 4 tsp water 1/4 tsp almond extract 2/3 cup chopped almonds, toasted Directions: 1. [...]
The Best Recipe for Shortbread Ingredients: 1 lb butter 1 cup sugar {best results with cane sugar – but white or fruit sugar works too} 3 T corn starch 5 cups rice flour Directions: Cream butter in a mixing bowl for about 5 minutes. Add flour, cup by cup. Add sugar and corn starch, mix [...]
